CITY OF VANCOUVER

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL ON
CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

MARCH 30, 1999

A Regular Meeting of the Council of the City of Vancouver was held on Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at 11:25 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall, following the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting, to consider the recommendations of the Committee.

PRESENT:	Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Don Bellamy Councillor Nancy A. Chiavario Councillor Jennifer Clarke Councillor Alan Herbert Councillor Lynne Kennedy Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor George Puil Councillor Sam Sullivan
ABSENT:	Councillor Gordon Price (Leave of Absence)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager
CLERK TO THE COUNCIL:	Tarja Tuominen

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Chiavario,
SECONDED by Cllr. Bellamy,

THAT this Council resolve itself into Committee of the Whole, Mayor Owen in the chair.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

1. Award of Tender No. PS99010 -

Supply and Delivery of Wheeled Recycling Containers File: 1805
March 25, 1999 RTS: 613

MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,

THAT Council accept the low bid from Schaeffer System International Ltd. for the supply and delivery of between 15,000 and 20,000 wheeled recycling containers for the Apartment Recycling Program at a total cost of between $913,500 and $1,218,000, plus the Provincial Sales Tax, the 7% Goods and Services Tax (less any municipal rebate received), subject to a contract satisfactory to the Director of Legal Services.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Report of Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets
March 30, 1999

Council considered the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in the following clauses of the attached report:

Cl. 1: Tourism Vancouver - 1999 Business Plan and Budget
Cl. 2: Eligibility for Heritage Density Bonus - 1196 Granville Street

(Bank of Nova Scotia Branch)

Cl. 3: Heritage Issues Raised by Dance Centre Proposal

Clauses 1 and 2

MOVED by Cllr. Chiavario,

THAT the recommendations of the Committee, as contained in Clauses 1 and 2 of this report, be approved.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

Clause 3

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,

THAT the recommendation of the Committee, as contained in Clause 3 of this report,be approved.

- CARRIED

(Councillors Chiavario, Kennedy and Don Lee opposed to A)
(Councillor Chiavario opposed to C)

RISE FROM COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Bellamy,

THAT the Committee of the Whole rise and report.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

ADOPT REPORT OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

MOVED by Cllr. Puil,
SECONDED by Cllr. Bellamy,

THAT the report of the Committee of the Whole be adopted.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The Council adjourned at 11:30 a.m.

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REPORT TO COUNCIL

STANDING COMMITTEE OF COUNCIL
ON CITY SERVICES AND BUDGETS

MARCH 30, 1999

A Regular Meeting of the Standing Committee of Council on City Services and Budgets was held on Tuesday, March 30, 1999, at 9:30 a.m., in Committee Room No. 1, Third Floor, City Hall.

PRESENT:	Councillor Nancy Chiavario, Deputy Chair Mayor Philip Owen Councillor Don Bellamy Councillor Jennifer Clarke (Item 3) Councillor Alan Herbert Councillor Lynne Kennedy (Items 2 and 3) Councillor Daniel Lee Councillor Don Lee Councillor George Puil (Item 3) Councillor Sam Sullivan (Item 3)
ABSENT:	Councillor Gordon Price (Leave of Absence)
CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE:	Judy Rogers, City Manager
CLERK TO THE COMMITTEE:	Tarja Tuominen

ADOPTION OF MINUTES

The Minutes of the Standing Committee on City Services and Budgets meeting of March 11, 1999, were adopted.

RECOMMENDATION

1. Tourism Vancouver - 1999 Business Plan and Budget File: 6008

The Committee had before it an Administrative Report, dated March 4, 1999 (on file), in which the Director of Finance sought approval of Tourism Vancouver’s 1999 Business Plan and the portion of the Business Plan funded by the 2% Hotel Tax.

Jennifer Beresford, Deputy Comptroller of Budgets & Research, briefly reviewed the report.

The following motion by the Mayor was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

THAT Council approve the portion of the Greater Vancouver Convention andVisitors Bureau’s ( Tourism Vancouver’s) 1999 Business Plan funded by the 2% hotel tax, and that the 2% Hotel Tax payments received by the City for the 1999 fiscal year be forwarded to Tourism Vancouver as and when they are received by the City.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

2. Eligibility for Heritage Density Bonus -

1196 Granville Street (Bank of Nova Scotia Branch) File: 5051

The Committee had before it a Policy Report, dated March 18, 1999 (on file), in which the Director of Community Planning, on behalf of Land Use and Development, sought approval for a heritage density bonus for the “B” listed heritage building at 1196 Granville Street.

Gerry McGeough, Heritage Planner, briefly reviewed the report and the rationale for a heritage density bonus for the building.

The following motion by the Mayor was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

THAT the "B" listed heritage building at 1196 Granville Street be eligible for a heritage density bonus.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

3. Heritage Issues Raised by Dance Centre Proposal File: 5051

The Committee had before it a Policy Report, dated March 19, 1999 (on file), in which the Director of Central Area Planning, on behalf of Land Use and Development, in consultation with the Directors of Community Planning and Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Managers of Real Estate and Facilities Development, assessed the ‘in principle’ heritage issues raised by a development application for the Dance Centre to be constructed at 677 Davie Street (Granville and Davie Streets).

The report assesses three heritage retention options:

· Option 1 - favoured by the applicant; restoration of the Granville Street facade and the five foot return on Davie Street (Consideration C in the report);
· Option 2 - recommended by staff; retaining the Granville Street facade and the adjoining corner portion of the Davie Street facade (Recommendation A in thereport);
· Option 3 - recommended by Heritage staff and the Heritage Commission; retention of the Granville Street facade and the majority of the Davie Street facade (Consideration B in the report).

Larry Beasley, Director of Central Area Planning; Mike Kemble, Planner; and Gerry McGeough, Heritage Planner; reviewed the three options for the proposed Dance Centre. Staff support a relaxation of the parking requirement, similar to that given to the Ford Centre. Staff also acknowledge the proposed options result in a choice between genuine public benefits (cultural and development of Granville Street or heritage retention) which are contrary to each other.

Moh Faris and Noel Best, representing the Dance Foundation, requested support for Option 1 and a full relaxation of the parking requirement. In addition, the Foundation will be happy to donate the interior furnishing to the Heritage Foundation. The proposed Centre will be a beautiful entrance to the Granville Street bridge. The Foundation has funding commitments from three levels of government, as well as private and corporate sources to build the Centre.

James Burton, Vancouver Heritage Commission (brief filed), advised the Commission does not support a density bonus for either Option 1 or 2, and feels Option 3 is the least of all evils, if the spaces behind the facade relate to the location of the existing windows.

Susan Houwen, President, Heritage Vancouver (brief filed), preferred Option 3 or better. To qualify for additional floor space, the minimum requirement should be the full

retention of both the Granville and Davie Street facades. Density should be added sensitively to the existing building. Interior structures and features should be included for retention.

The following motion by Cllr. Puil was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

A. THAT the Development Permit Board be advised that Council favours the retention of only the Granville Street facade generally as shown in Option 1 in Appendix B of the Policy Report, dated March 19, 1999, as put forward by the applicant in the preliminary development application for the proposed Dance Centre development at 677 Davie Street, acknowledging that the amount of heritage retention is acceptable for the amount of density bonus needed for the Dance Centre programme as permitted under Section 3.8 of the DODP.

- CARRIED

(Councillors Chiavario, Kennedy and Don Lee opposed)

The following motion by Cllr. Kennedy was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

B. THAT the interior structures and features be preserved and donated to the Heritage Foundation.

- CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

The following motion by Cllr. Puil was put and carried. The Committee, therefore,

RECOMMENDED

C. THAT the applicant be granted a complete relaxation of the parking requirement.

- CARRIED

(Councillor Chiavario opposed)

The Committee adjourned at 11:25 a.m.

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